gaupn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • gaupne
  • gaufn (au – öu), gauftn, gaufne, gauft, gauvn, gaukn, gaugn (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse gaupn. Cognate of Faroese geykn, Swedish göpen and Icelandic gaupn. First attested in 1646 by Christen Jenssøn, later also in 1698 by Jonas Ramus (Green).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [²ɡœʊ̯pn̥]

Noun

gaupn f (definite singular gaupna, indefinite plural gaupner, definite plural gaupnene)

  1. gowpen, both hands held together in the form of a bowl

Derived terms

  • dørgaupn
  • handgaupn
  • gaupe f (“frame around an opening”)
  • gaupe m (“handful”)
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